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After a long and grueling regular season, the College Football Playoff is finally here. I’ve gone 8-1 in these bowl season columns so far — bringing me to 34-20 (about 63%) since Week 2. I’ve said all season that some regression was to be expected after we cashed at an unsustainable 63% rate a year ago, but we’ve been red hot in bowl season, so let’s keep that momentum going! With the holiday season behind us, the final days of Bowl season are here and we have a compelling slate ahead of us, including a ton of fun Game s at the Group of 5 and Power 5 level. With Monday’s Game s rapidly approaching, here is a look at my best bet for the plethora of Game s at our disposal, including the College Football Playoff semifinal Game s. And remember, you can check out all of our NCAAF predictions for picks on all of the action. Washington Huskies +4.5 vs Texas Longhorns (-110) Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. Playable to Was...

Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, went on strike Tuesday to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence HUSAVIK, Iceland -- Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation — including the prime minister — went on strike to push for an end to un equal pay and gender-based violence . Icelanders awoke to all-male news teams announcing shutdowns across the country, with public transport delayed, hospitals understaffed and hotel rooms uncleaned. Trade unions, the strike's main organizers, called on women and nonbinary people to refuse paid and unpaid work, including chores. About 90% of the country's workers belong to a union. Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir said she would stay home as part of the strike — “kvennaverkfall” in Icelandic — and expected other women in her Cabinet would do the same. Iceland, a rugged island of around 380,000 people just below the Arctic Circle, ...

Officials say a multinational force is helping Cyprus fight a stubborn wildfire that has scorched miles of mountainous terrain in the summer heat NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A multinational force is helping Cyprus fight stubborn wildfires in the summer heat, with Israel joining Lebanon, Greece and Jordan in sending aircraft to fight a blaze that has scorched miles of mountainous terrain, officials said Monday. Israel said two “Air-Tractor” fire fight ing aircraft, ground crews and wildfire experts along with six tons of flame retardants were on their way to the island nation , adding to the 20 tons of material that Greece is sending. Lebanon is pitching in with a pair of helicopters, while two Greek Canadair aircraft have been dispatched to help douse the fire in the mountains about 11 miles (17 kilometers) north of the coastal town of Limassol. Jordan has sent three aircraft of its own, including two Super Puma helicopters and a Russian-made Mi26 helicopter. The multinational effort is battli...